| How did he do it? How did your geeky cousin come | | | | adage, "You get what you pay for." But with the |
| up with such a cool website? Not only does it have | | | | publishing industry as competitive as it is, you may |
| great pictures of your latest family get together, but | | | | find some really valuable information in that free |
| it also has the actual latest news headlines and even | | | | article. Just be sure to carefully read the content you |
| stock quotes. (And you never even knew he was | | | | are considering to make sure it is accurate and |
| into the stock market?) Actually, he probably isn't. | | | | well-written enough. Badly written material is bad |
| Chances are, he was just smart - he used free web | | | | news for your website, no matter who wrote it. |
| content sites to spice up his own website. Free web | | | | Also, it pays to do a search to make sure the article |
| content sites and free article sites are quickly | | | | wasn't ripped off from someone else. Simply type a |
| growing in popularity on the internet. And no wonder: | | | | key phrase from the material you are considering into |
| They allow webmasters to quickly refresh their sites | | | | your favorite search engine. If the search reveals |
| with new stuff, thus ensuring visitors will keep going | | | | another article very similar to the one you are |
| back to them. (In the internet world that's called | | | | considering, it may have been plagiarized. It is also |
| "stickiness". What kind of content is available? Just | | | | important to consider readership. If your website is |
| about anything, from the latest news, trivia, quizzes, | | | | mainly geared toward "Star Trek" and its many |
| animation and clip art. Some even provide templates | | | | sequels, do you really want that wine review article in |
| to help you design your website and counters to | | | | the margin? Likewise, if you're fairly conservative, |
| keep track of how many people visit it. Another nifty | | | | read that romance column carefully to make sure it |
| feature many free web content sites offer is a link | | | | does not espouse values that you don't agree with. |
| to advertisers: If you link to one of them and a | | | | Part of the beauty of free web content is that there |
| visitor from your site clicks the link, you could earn | | | | is so much available. You can change content as |
| money. That's an easy way to earn a few extra | | | | often, or as little as you like. You can experiment |
| bucks, isn't it? Where does the other free content | | | | with both the look and the content of your site - and |
| come from? Mainly from writers who want to gain | | | | have fun doing so. Likewise, if you are a writer, you |
| exposure (or at least keep their hand in writing). For | | | | can try your hand at writing movie trivia and if |
| instance, someone who is a trivia junkie might like to | | | | nobody seems interested in it, you can always go |
| come up with fun quizzes. Rather than try to have | | | | back to sports writing instead. As long as your |
| the quizzes published by conventional means, he or | | | | content meets the site's parameters, it will still be |
| she can submit them to a free web content site. If | | | | available for others to see, and perhaps use. It is |
| enough people select those quizzes for use on their | | | | helpful that many web content sites have a rating |
| website, it could generate enough of a "buzz" to | | | | system. It allows you to see how your work |
| make a publisher take notice. Even if that did not | | | | compares with similar works and perhaps help you to |
| happen, the trivia junkie still gets the joy of sharing | | | | match your material to reader interest. Using a free |
| his or her hobby with others. Are you a writer but | | | | web content site has many advantages, both for |
| don't know what to write about? Many of the free | | | | writers and for web page designers. Find them by |
| web content sites have lists from publishers who are | | | | typing "free web content" into your favorite search |
| seeking specific subjects. Some sites allow web | | | | engine. You'll be amazed at what's out there for you |
| designers to have material custom written for their | | | | to use - free. Who knows, you may even find stuff |
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| true? Maybe yes, maybe no. Remember the old | | | | Marketing Strategies consultant. |